Coil Gunk

[scrumpox]

So what have we learned?
a. TC is good for avoiding dry hits. The technology can detect when a wick and coil is dry and cut the power. Great for new vapers, great when you're pissed, less good for vapers who can already detect when they're about to get a dry hit
b. Different juices discolour/caramelise/burn at different temperatures. Airflow and juice flow through the wick plays some part in this
c. TC does not prevent vapers from burning some juices without the correct setting
d. Vapers can avoid burning some juices without TC
e, Some TC wires are better than others - more usable, robust, longer lasting, even flavour delivery. Vapers have different preferences.
f. Some vapers perceive no benefit from using TC over non-TC
g. Different TC solutions offer different degrees (!) of accuracy
h. Different TC solutions add different levels of complexity to the user experience of the device
i. Vapers detect different flavours from a juice at different temperatures, also with different wires, wicks and airflow settings

What don't we know?
The temperature setting for any given juice. Should this be correct, ideal or recommended?
The safest wire to use when vaping in TC or non-TC. Each should have a risk profile.

What have I missed?

 

[Mr Numpty]

What have I missed?

j. Some vapers find the constant temperature provided by TC makes for a more enjoyable vape than the ever increasing temperature of non-TC vaping.

 

[jsixtysix]

This juice, wot I have made, tastes how I intended at X temp setting. Above Y temp, it will burn. Here is the recommended range, ta-dah.
Some vapers enjoy the changing flavour as their battery depletes. I'm one of them

 

[schlinky]

TC so far for me has been a very rocky road and I place a large portion of the blame on my VTC mini which I think is faulty but have not been able to verify as I've not had any luck with joyetech CS.
First the Ti TC didn't work properly (eg: worked fine the first time till it went to sleep), then I gave up on Ti and used SS in Ti mode with very little temp control. Then they released an SS mode which is equally variable in a different way (a 0.8 coil needs 470f and a 0.25 coil needs 320f to gain a similar vape).
Consequently it's been very difficult to gauge anything really and track down any issues. On a 0.8 coil I can hear the power audibly bouncing along in TC mode (about 3 times a second) a 0.25 coil doesn't exhibit this behaviour.

Pbursado said the mods run too hot but feel cooler than other mods another YT'er showed the coil running up to 100 degrees too hot. Maybe I'm baking the juice and it's been a battle from day one.

It's really affected my enjoyment of vaping and I'm thinking about ditching it all and just going back to VW vaping. That slow rise, low draw method working for me in VW mode, I pulsed the power manually sometimes to get a steady temp whilst vaping.

I dunno, it's all a bit poop at the moment. I'll have to wait for another mod to come along with the VTCm form factor but one that works reliably.

 

[danb]

I dunno, it's all a bit poop at the moment. I'll have to wait for another mod to come along with the VTCm form factor but one that works reliably.

Any interest in the IPV D2? That's a mod that a few TC enthusiasts on here are using with success (me included) and it's super cheap from China.

I know you're not into NiFe, so I won't push it on you, but out of Ti and SS I would expect Ti to give a substantially better TC experience (more accurate temp sensing).

 

[schlinky]

Any interest in the IPV D2? That's a mod that a few TC enthusiasts on here are using with success (me included) and it's super cheap from China.

I know you're not into NiFe, so I won't push it on you, but out of Ti and SS I would expect Ti to give a substantially better TC experience (more accurate temp sensing).

Thanks Dan, the D2 is okay and it would help to have a frame of reference before writing off TC until the next wave of mods. Funds are a bit tight (I'm mixing crazy flavours from the concentrates left over at the moment!) so I'll leave it for a bit but these mods are very cheap considering so can't complain really!